It’s been a few weeks in the making, but we are now proud to unveil our next series of gigs!

The Audiovault Project is a new monthly jam starting on 18th November at the Hat Factory, a state-of-the-art media and arts centre in Luton.

We’ve got two rooms and a fairly late licence to play around with so we’re going to rotate the policy from month to month to see what works best.

The debut night on the 18th will see all the Blunt Beats residents team up with some special guests as follows: Continue reading…

Some quick radio news - Next week Blunt Beats Radio will be going out over the webwaves as normal, but will be broadcast live from The Hat Factory in central Luton town.

Those lucky enough to be in the Luton area next wednesday night will be more than welcome to pop down and catch the tunes first-hand, whilst relaxing in the plush surroundings of the fully-licenced basement bar. We’ll be running from the usual show times, 20:00 - 00:00 BST, and the playlist looks like this: Continue reading…

Okay, this mix is a collection of tunes that I haven’t aired in a while. It’s a mix of UK and US hip hop, with some white labels and a few classics thrown in for good measure. Continue reading…

I’ve been busy in the Blunt Beats studio again. The upshot of my labour is this little outing entitled: “Afro Combs and Buick Chrome.”

It’s a trip into some soulful vibes and mellow hip hop beats from across the years, with everything from a Stevie Wonder cover (by Floetry) to Massive Attack. Continue reading…

The chilly autumn nights are drawing in and the leaves are falling. What better to cheer you up than top audio from the sun-soaked island of Jamaica?

For this week’s tip-off we’ve happened across over 20 podcast versions of Big Mikey Dread’s Radio Show tucked away, playing Jamaican Music from the 1950s to the Present day. Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, Modern Roots and a whole heap more.

BMD sums it all up like this: “Live chat, sillyness and Jamaican music, what more could a man want… apart from a glass of Wray and Nephew’s Overproof Rum perhaps?”

Well, Autumn is here, no doubt: the evenings are dark, Eastenders is crap, and there’s nothing worth shouting about for any of our teams in the Champions League (be a few years before Luton Town get there….M) so, we thought we’d continue our selection of visual tidbits to keep you amused during the cold and dark nights. Close the curtains, roll a fat one, and enjoy! Continue reading…

Something brand spanking new for this week’s pick. UK hip-hop label Big Dada Recordings, sister label to the legendary Ninja Tune, have just launched a new monthly podcast.

There’s not much info on how this podcast is gonna shape up but, needless to say, it’ll be big. With a stable full of artists like Ty, Roots Manuva, Diplo, Lotek Hi-Fi, Spank Rock and cLOUDDEAD you can’t go wrong. Continue reading…

Well, it did exactly what it said on the tin. - Dub, Funk, Hip Hop and Ska from the Blunt Beats family and Solution Sounds!

Firstly, a big shout to everyone that made it down for this little shindig, including Kazza and all the out of town party crew Now, on to the review… Continue reading…